Extension:Gadgets/Roadmap

Gadgets 2.0Edit

Tracked in Phabricator
Task T31272

Somewhere in there is also room for "gadget options" (which Salvatore started with; see phab:T110014). However I haven't been able to get back at that because other projects have a higher priority right now.

Centralized localisation (MediaWiki:-namespace, mw.msg(), RL2: Loading of extra messages for gadgets)
No more manual editing of gadgets definition, everything should have its GUI to change the underlying JSON definition
Gadget JS/CSS should still be stored on wiki pages
ResourceLoader-V2 plans to create a way for client modules to be registered (T29561?), perhaps via Gadgets (hide modules from view, but usable as a dependency), perhaps via Core (mw.loader.register ? )
Hidden gadgets

Gadgets 3.0Edit

Centralized (global) gadgets repository (on MW.org ? Meta-Wiki? on a dedicated wiki?). See Requests for comment/Global scripts.
Customization of gadgets without polluting Special:Preferences
Projects still may define local gadgets (for example, gadgets related to specific policies/guidelines)
User level repositories (replacing core "user scripts" with "user gadgets"), instead of using Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-gadgets, allowing users without sysop rights to create their own gadgets (visible only to them)
Instead of scaring people with a huge list, provide a selection UI with category-based browsing
- Though much simpler, loosely in the direction of Firefox Add-ons and Chrome Web Store.
Full-text search on repositories (T25359)

DoneEdit

~~Sites may want to enable a global gadget for everyone by default~~ -> T15742 / rev:85902
~~Create ResourceLoader modules on-wiki to be shared between gadgets. Just like gadgets that have their modules, but are not available for people to select explicitly.~~

Extension:Gadgets/Roadmap

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Gadgets 2.0Edit

Gadgets 3.0Edit

DoneEdit

See alsoEdit